Chronological archive
May 2017
The 125 news items published by Hands Off Cain in May 2017, in chronological order.
KUWAIT: SEVEN MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING A 10-YEAR-OLD DISABLED BOY
Seven men have been sentenced to death for raping a disabled boy in Kuwait and threatening to leak footage of the horrifying assault on social media.
MAY 31, 2017ThailandDEATH PENALTYTHAILAND: 2 MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OVER IPHONE 7
A Thai court sentenced two men to death for murdering another Thai man over his iPhone 7, a court official told dpa.
MAY 31, 2017North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA ENACTS DEATH PENALTY FOR DISTRIBUTING FOREIGN MEDIA
Circulating Hollywood movies or South Korean television dramas may be punishable by death in North Korea, although more North Koreans have access to media from the outside world.
MAY 31, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED, ONE OF THEM IN PUBLIC
Two prisoners have been hanged in Iran in the last days.
MAY 30, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING GIRL AFTER RAPE
A Jessore court sentenced a man to death in a case for killing a minor girl after rape in 2014.
MAY 30, 2017VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: FIVE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR HEROIN SMUGGLING
A Vietnamese drug lord who continued to run his smuggling network from prison was sentenced to die alongside four of his lieutenants, an official said.
- MAY 30, 2017NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Nikko Jenkins received the first death sentence in Nebraska since reintroduction
USA - Nebraska. Nikko Jenkins received the first death sentence in Nebraska since reintroduction
MAY 30, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPE, MURDER OF GIRL IN SOUTH DARFUR CITY
The Children's Court in Nyala sentenced the rapist and killer of a six-year-old girl to death by hanging. The victim was found tied-down in his shop, and was suffocated with napkins and biscuits.
MAY 30, 2017ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: LIU ZHIJUN, EX-RAILWAY MINISTER, SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR CORRUPTION
China handed down a suspended death sentence on a former railways minister for corruption, state media said, a case seen as a test of President Xi Jinping’s resolve to crack down on pervasive graft.
- MAY 30, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. Arizona publishes new lethal injection rules.
USA - Arizona. Arizona publishes new lethal injection rules.
MAY 30, 2017DEATH PENALTYNEBRASKA (USA): NIKKO JENKINS SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Nebraska three-judge panel has voted to sentence Nikko Jenkins, 30, Black, to death.
MAY 29, 2017MoroccoDEATH PENALTYMorocco: murderer of the Jewish couple sentenced to death
29 May 2017: The Criminal Chamber at Casablanca Court of First Instance announced that it would demand the death penalty against the gardener named Mustapha R, accused of the murder of two Moroccan citizens of Jewish confession a year ago, reports the Ara
- MAY 28, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
An unidentified prisoner sentenced to death on rape charges was reportedly hanged in public in Shiraz in front of a crowd of people.
An unidentified prisoner sentenced to death on rape charges was reportedly hanged in public in Shiraz in front of a crowd of people.
MAY 28, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR DISABLED MAN ‘TORTURED FOR CONFESSION’
Saudi Arabia has upheld a death sentence for a disabled man, arrested in 2012 on suspicion of taking part in protests and then tortured until he signed a “false confession,” according to a rights group.
- MAY 28, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: KENYAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Kenyan woman was sentenced to death by a Malaysian court after she was found guilty of trafficking in methamphetamine four years ago.
- MAY 28, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: MAN WHO KILLED POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A court in Kuwait has sentenced a Kuwaiti to death for killing one police officer and wounding five others.
MAY 28, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL SHABAAB STONE A MAN TO DEATH FOR ADULTERY
Al Shabaab fighters in Somalia stoned a man to death as a punishment for committing adultery.
MAY 27, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: DEATH SENTENCE OF 14 ACTIVISTS CONFIRMED
MAY 27, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: 5 INSURGENTS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ATTEMPTED BOMBINGS
A Somali court sentenced five men to death after they were caught with a vehicle laden with explosives, a court official said, a rare successful prosecution in a country where bombings by the Islamist insurgency are increasing.
- MAY 26, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Khorramabad's Parsilon Prison on the charge of possession and trafficking 850 grams of heroin.
A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Khorramabad's Parsilon Prison on the charge of possession and trafficking 850 grams of heroin.
- MAY 26, 2017KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
The Criminal Court has sentenced a 35-year-old Kuwaiti woman to death by hanging f
The Criminal Court has sentenced a 35-year-old Kuwaiti woman to death by hanging f
- MAY 26, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Tommy Arthur, 75, White, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Tommy Arthur, 75, White, was executed.
- MAY 26, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Governor Signs Law Shortening Death-Penalty Appeals.
USA - Alabama. Governor Signs Law Shortening Death-Penalty Appeals.
MAY 26, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
The Iranian authorities reportedly hanged three prisoners on drug related charges in the morning.
MAY 26, 2017ItalyDEATH PENALTYPROTOCOL TO CONTAIN THE DEATH PENALTY SIGNED BY HOC AND CNF
"Containing the death penalty in time war on terrorism in Egypt, Somalia and Tunisia."
MAY 26, 2017DEATH PENALTYALABAMA (USA): TOMMY ARTHUR, 75, EXECUTED
Tommy Arthur, 75, White, was pronounced dead at 12:15 a.m. local time Friday after a lethal injection, authorities said.
MAY 25, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MAN AWARDED DEATH PENALTY FOR MURDERING RELATIVE
A court ruled death sentence to an accused involved in a murder case in Sargodha the other day. The verdict was announced by Additional District and Sessions Judge Javed Iqbal Ranjha.
- MAY 25, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: FIVE MAOISTS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY MUNGER COURT IN BIHAR
A Munger court awarded death sentence to five Maoists after convicting them of murder of two CRPF jawans in an ambush during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar.
- MAY 25, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: PHC UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF 35 MILITANTS
The Peshawar High Court (PHC) upheld the death sentence to 35 militants and life imprisonment to two others awarded by the military courts.
MAY 25, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS RULERS PUT TO DEATH 3 ACCUSED OF KILLING MEMBER
Hamas said it put to death three men it had accused of killing a senior member of the militant Islamic group that rules Gaza in March.
- MAY 25, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PROMINENT WRESTLER EXECUTED ON VAGUE CHARGES
A prominent wrestler in Iran was reportedly hanged at Kermanshah's Dizel Abad Prison in the morning on vague charges.
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- MAY 25, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Appeals Court Rules State Must Disclose Identity of 2014 Execution Drug Supplier.
USA - Texas. Appeals Court Rules State Must Disclose Identity of 2014 Execution Drug Supplier.
- MAY 24, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: ITEN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER, ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE
A man was sentenced to death by an Iten court after he was found guilty of murder and robbery with violence.
MAY 24, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO TERRORISTS EXECUTED FOR INVOLVEMENT IN APS ATTACK, OTHER INCIDENTS
Another two terrorists tried by military courts have been executed, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a press release.
MAY 24, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: TWO MEN HANGED IN SECRETIVE EXECUTIONS
Two men were executed at 5.30 am at Sungai Buloh Prison in Selangor, Malaysia - a Chinese Malaysian and Yong Kar Mun, 48.
MAY 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER HANGED
A juvenile offender was hanged in the Central Prison of Karaj in the morning.
- MAY 24, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. David Allen Sattazahn was resentenced to life without parole.
USA - Pennsylvania. David Allen Sattazahn was resentenced to life without parole.
MAY 23, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX PRISONERS EXECUTED
Six prisoners were executed in two different Iranian prisons early in the morning,
- MAY 23, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: MAN, SON GET DEATH SENTENCE IN DOUBLE MURDER CASE IN UP
A 60-year-old man and his son were sentenced to death in Uttar Pradesh for murdering two persons over a land dispute.
- MAY 22, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Florida prosecutors' petition for writ of certiorari in Florida v. Hurst
USA - Florida. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Florida prosecutors' petition for writ of certiorari in Florida v. Hurst
MAY 21, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS SENTENCES THREE PALESTINIANS TO DEATH OVER TOP COMMANDER'S ASSASSINATION
A Gaza military court sentenced to death three people for their involvement in the assassination of top Hamas official Mazen Fuqaha, blamed on Israel by Hamas.
- MAY 20, 2017SyriaDEATH PENALTY
“Stoning” an immigrant woman of the members of the ” ISIS ” organization east of Deir Ezzor
20 May 2017: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the ” ISIS ” organization stoned one of its ” immigrant” women members of non-Arabic nationality in al-Mayadin
- MAY 19, 2017MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Former death-row prisoner Mark Gill sentenced to life without parole
USA - Missouri. Former death-row prisoner Mark Gill sentenced to life without parole
MAY 19, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED AFTER EXHAUSTING AVENUES OF APPEAL
Singaporean drug trafficker Muhammad Ridzuan Md Ali, 31, was executed at Changi Prison, having exhausted all avenues of appeal.
- MAY 18, 2017SyriaDEATH PENALTY
“Islamic State” organization carries out the 5th “stoning” in Al-Mayadin city
18 May 2017: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that the “Islamic State” organization has stoned a married woman in the Municipal Square of Al-Mayadin
- MAY 18, 2017MaliDEATH PENALTY
Unmarried Mali couple stoned to death for violating 'Islamic law'
On 18 May 2017, un unmarried couple were stoned to death in public in northeast Mali by "Islamists", local officials revealed, the first such incident since jihadist groups were driven out of the region.
MAY 18, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAB CUTS OFF HANDS OF 2 MEN CONVICTED BY SHARIA COURT
Somalia's al-Shabab publicly cut off the right hands of two men after a sharia court convicted them of breaking into a shop and stealing about $500, the al-Qaida-linked group said.
- MAY 18, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence of Guerry Wayne Hertz
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence of Guerry Wayne Hertz
- MAY 18, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The Senate gave final legislative approval to SB 187
USA - Alabama. The Senate gave final legislative approval to SB 187
- MAY 18, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence of Matthew Lee Caylor
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has reversed the death sentence of Matthew Lee Caylor
- MAY 18, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: 8 MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD MEMBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH
An Egyptian criminal court sentenced eight alleged Muslim Brotherhood members to death for attacking a police station in 2015, local media reported.
MAY 18, 2017Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYDRC: NORWEGIAN-BRITISH PRISONER RELEASED FROM DEATH ROW AMID GROWING HEALTH CONCERNS
Joshua French and his friend Tjostolv Moland were twice sentenced to death in 2009 and 2010 following convictions for numerous offences, including murder and espionage by a DRC military court in Kinshasa, charges which both prisoners denied.
MAY 18, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALI: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES MAN INVOLVED IN MOGADISHU MARKET EXPLOSION
A Somali military court has executed a man who was accused to be involved in a car bomb attack at garden market in Waberi district in Mogadishu.
- MAY 17, 2017LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The House Criminal Justice Committee rejects SB 142 to end the death penalty.
USA - Louisiana. The House Criminal Justice Committee rejects SB 142 to end the death penalty.
MAY 17, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 23 TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING FOUR AL MEN
Twenty three people including a BNP leader have been awarded death penalty for killing four activists of Awami League and its student wing Bangladesh Chhatra League of Araihazar of Narayanganj in 2002.
MAY 17, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR TERRORISTS CONVICTED BY MLY COURTS HANGED
Another four terrorists tried and convicted by military courts were hanged at a jail in Khyber Pakhtukhwa.
- MAY 17, 2017GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. J.W. Ledford Jr. was executed.
USA - Georgia. J.W. Ledford Jr. was executed.
MAY 17, 2017DEATH PENALTYGEORGIA (USA): J.W. LEDFORD EXECUTED
J.W. Ledford Jr., 45, White, was executed.
- MAY 16, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The House passed SB 187 to cut down on the time that death row inmates can appeal their sentence.
USA - Alabama. The House passed SB 187 to cut down on the time that death row inmates can appeal their sentence.
MAY 16, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN TO WALK GALLOWS FOR KILLING WIFE
A court in Lakshmipur sentenced a man to death for killing his wife five years back, reports BSS.
- MAY 16, 2017KenyaDEATH PENALTY
KENYA: ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE LANDS MAN DEATH SENTENCE
A Nakuru court sentenced to death 29-year-old man for robbing his neighbour Sh350 while armed with dangerous weapons.
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MAY 16, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY‘CONTAINING THE DEATH PENALTY IN TIME OF WAR ON TERRORISM’ SEMINAR HELD IN CAIRO
A two-day seminar (15/16 May) was held in Cairo, Egypt, on the presentation of the project “Containing the death penalty in times of war on terrorism” by the association Hands Off Cain and financed by the EU Commission.
MAY 16, 2017MaliDEATH PENALTYMALI: UNMARRIED COUPLE STONED TO DEATH
An unmarried couple were stoned to death in public in northeast Mali by Islamists, the first such incident since jihadist groups overran the region five years ago.
- MAY 15, 2017SyriaDEATH PENALTY
Consecutive “stoning” of a woman and 3 fighters from the Islamic State organization in al-Mayadin
15 May 2017: the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights learned that 4 persons were stoned by the “Islamic State” organization in al-Mayadin city
- MAY 15, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court Reinstates Death Sentence Darrel Peter Pandeli.
USA - Arizona. The Arizona Supreme Court Reinstates Death Sentence Darrel Peter Pandeli.
- MAY 15, 2017Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTY
Beni: one sentenced to death
10 May 2017: the military operational Court of North Kivu condemned four persons to sentences ranging from two years in prison to the death penalty.
- MAY 14, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: TRADER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A trader was sentenced to death by the High Court in Muar after he was found guilty of trafficking in cannabis in March last year.
- MAY 13, 2017PennsylvaniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Pennsylvania. James Dennis, 46, Black, has been released from prison
USA - Pennsylvania. James Dennis, 46, Black, has been released from prison
MAY 13, 2017DEATH PENALTYPENNSYLVANIA (USA): JAMES DENNIS RELEASED FROM PRISON
James Dennis, 46, Black, has been released from prison nearly 26 years after his wrongful capital conviction.
- MAY 12, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTY
Sudanese activist accused of apostasy released on grounds of “mental incompetence”
12 May 2017: Mohamed Salih (or in some source Mohamed al-Dosogy) was arrested for “apostasy” after writing to a Sudanese court that he wanted to change the religion listed on his national identification card from ‘Islam’ to ‘atheist’ or ‘non-religious’.
- MAY 12, 2017CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Judge John Monterosso sentenced David Rey Contreras to death.
USA - California. Judge John Monterosso sentenced David Rey Contreras to death.
- MAY 11, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Nelson Serrano
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Nelson Serrano
- MAY 11, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Michael Hernandez
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Michael Hernandez
- MAY 11, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Barry Davis
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Barry Davis
- MAY 11, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of David Snelgrove
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of David Snelgrove
- MAY 11, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Khalid Ali Pasha
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court overturned the death sentence of Khalid Ali Pasha
- MAY 11, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. A unanimous Florida Supreme Court has vacated the conviction of Ralph Daniel Wright
USA - Florida. A unanimous Florida Supreme Court has vacated the conviction of Ralph Daniel Wright
- MAY 11, 2017Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTY
GAZA: HAMAS BURNS DRUG STASH, SENTENCES DEALERS TO DEATH
Gaza's militant Islamic Hamas rulers have burned a large stash of seized narcotics and sentenced two dealers to death as part of their campaign against drugs.
MAY 11, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FOUR MORE CONVICTED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED
Another four hardcore militants sentenced to death by a military court were executed in the Kohat jail, taking the total number of terrorists hanged there within 48 hours to eight.
MAY 11, 2017DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): SUPREME COURT REVERSES MURDER CONVICTION OF RALPH DANIEL WRIGHT
A unanimous Florida Supreme Court has vacated the convictions and death sentences imposed on Ralph Daniel Wright, Jr. for two counts of murder, finding that the evidence was insufficient to convict.
- MAY 10, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: FOUR TTP TERRORIST HANGED TO DEATH
Four hardcore terrorists were executed for being involved in subversive activities in Pakistan, a statement released by Inter-Services Public Relations ISPR.
- MAY 10, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - New Statistical Brief from the Bureau of Justice Statistics Documents U.S. Death Penalty Decline.
USA - New Statistical Brief from the Bureau of Justice Statistics Documents U.S. Death Penalty Decline.
- MAY 10, 2017GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Federal Court Vacates Brain-Damaged Lawrence Jefferson's Death Sentence.
USA - Georgia. Federal Court Vacates Brain-Damaged Lawrence Jefferson's Death Sentence.
- MAY 9, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCES FOR DELHI GANG RAPE
Four men convicted of a gang rape that shocked India and attracted worldwide attention will be executed.
- MAY 9, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN TO HANG FOR HACKING FATHER TO DEATH
An Ado Ekiti High Court sentenced a Blessing Olumakinde, 47, to death for killing his father, Benson Egunlae, over the man’s estate.
- MAY 9, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The House Judiciary Committee approved SB 187 to shorten the time for appellate review
USA - Alabama. The House Judiciary Committee approved SB 187 to shorten the time for appellate review
- MAY 9, 2017DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The House approved HB 125 to reinstate the death penalty
USA - Delaware. The House approved HB 125 to reinstate the death penalty
- MAY 9, 2017IndiaDEATH PENALTY
INDIA: THREE ACCUSED SENTENCED TO DEATH IN NAYNA PUJARI CASE
A Pune special court sentenced three accused to death sentence in kidnapping, gangrape and murder of software engineer Nayna Pujari.
- MAY 9, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES IN BANDAR ABBAS & TABRIZ CENTRAL PRISONS
Two prisoners were reportedly hanged at Bandar Abbas Central & Tabriz Prisons on murder charges.
MAY 9, 2017GermanyDEATH PENALTYMERKEL ANNOUNCES THAT TURKS IN GERMANY 'FORBIDDEN' TO VOTE ON DEATH PENALTY
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that Turks living in Germany won’t be allowed to vote in a possible referendum on restoring the death penalty in Turkey.
- MAY 8, 2017SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
A new laws passed in Parliament introduces the mandatory death penalty for those who commit a fatal act of terrorism using radioactive material or nuclear explosive devices.
A new laws passed in Parliament introduces the mandatory death penalty for those who commit a fatal act of terrorism using radioactive material or nuclear explosive devices.
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MAY 8, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: NEW LIFE SENTENCE ISSUED AGAINST BROTHERHOOD SUPREME GUIDE
An Egyptian court sentenced the Muslim Brotherhood's supreme guide Mohamed Badie to life in prison for "planning violent attacks" in a retrial, judicial officials and a lawyer said.
- MAY 8, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Javier Righetti was formally sentenced.
USA - Nevada. Javier Righetti was formally sentenced.
MAY 8, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
Two prisoners were reportedly hanged on murder charges in the morning at Mashhad Central Prison.
- MAY 8, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Joseph Colone Jr. to death
USA - Texas. A jury sentenced Joseph Colone Jr. to death
- MAY 8, 2017NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MINOR TO DEATH IN KOGI
A Kogi State High Court sitting in Lokoja sentenced a 15-year-old cattle rearer, Haruna Usman, to death for culpable homicide.
- MAY 8, 2017TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: 74 YEAR OLD MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER MURDER
Mbeya Zone High Court has sentenced four men to death, including an old man,74, after they were convicted of murder.
MAY 8, 2017Congo - KinshasaDEATH PENALTYOne sentenced to death, died in prison
8 May 2017: Colonel Charles Alamba Mungako, sentenced to death in 2004 for his alleged participation in an assassination, died in a prison in Kinshasa.
- MAY 7, 2017ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Judge orders Arkansas to conduct autopsy on executed inmate Kenneth Williams.
USA - Arkansas. Judge orders Arkansas to conduct autopsy on executed inmate Kenneth Williams.
- MAY 7, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING EX-FIANCE IN KLUANG
A former tyre shop assistant was sentenced to death by the High Court in Muar for murdering his ex-fiance when the woman wanted to marry another man.
MAY 6, 2017BelarusDEATH PENALTYBELARUS: FIRST EXECUTION CARRIED OUT THIS YEAR
Belarus is believed to have carried out its first execution of the year.
- MAY 6, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Judge James Oakley Reprimanded for Facebook Comment Suggesting "A Tree And A Rope" For Murder Suspect.
USA - Texas. Judge James Oakley Reprimanded for Facebook Comment Suggesting "A Tree And A Rope" For Murder Suspect.
- MAY 6, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - America’s Increasing Use of Life and Long-Term Sentences
USA - America’s Increasing Use of Life and Long-Term Sentences
MAY 6, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA: THE STEADY DECLINE OF AMERICA’S DEATH ROWS
The Washington Post reported the highlights of a study by the Sentencing Project: “Still Life: America’s Increasing Use of Life and Long-Term Sentences”.
- MAY 5, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTY
Ten Indians, convicted of killing a Pakistani man over a bootlegging feud in Abu Dhabi, were absolved of the death
Ten Indians, convicted of killing a Pakistani man over a bootlegging feud in Abu Dhabi, were absolved of the death
MAY 5, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG MAN WALKS FREE FROM DEATH ROW
Salar Shadizadi, who was sentenced to death for a crime he committed when a child, was released after 10 years from Rasht prison in northern Iran.
- MAY 5, 2017ArizonaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Preston Strong to death
USA - Arizona. A jury sentenced Preston Strong to death
- MAY 5, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - "Death Row USA Winter 2017" updated to January 1, 2017.
USA - "Death Row USA Winter 2017" updated to January 1, 2017.
- MAY 4, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
MALAYSIA: SINGAPOREAN GETS DEATH FOR DISTRIBUTING DRUGS IN JOHOR
A 46-year-old Singaporean contractor was sentenced to death by the High Court in Johor Baru after he was found guilty of two counts of drug distribution.
- MAY 4, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: THREE 'HARDCORE TERRORISTS' CONVICTED BY MILITARY COURTS HANGED
Another three "hardcore terrorists" sentenced by military courts were executed in Kohat jail, said a statement released by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
- MAY 4, 2017FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has issued three more decisions on cases raising issues under Hurst v. Florida or Hurst v. State.
USA - Florida. The Florida Supreme Court has issued three more decisions on cases raising issues under Hurst v. Florida or Hurst v. State.
- MAY 4, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT COURT OVERTURNS DEATH SENTENCES FOR TRIBESMEN
More than two dozen Egyptians sentenced to death have been ordered by the court of cassation to be retried.
- MAY 3, 2017DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): FORMER PROSECUTOR ON TRIAL ON CHARGES THAT HIS MISCONDUCT LED TO WRONGFUL EXECUTION OF CAMERON WILLINGHAM
John Jackson, the former Navarro County, Texas prosecutor and judge, is on trial in front of the Texas State Bar for ethics violations in the 1992 capital trial of Cameron Todd Willingham, which many believe led to the execution of an innocent man.
- MAY 3, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Alabama House Judiciary Committee passes SB 12 to use electric chair and nitrogen hypoxia
USA - Alabama. Alabama House Judiciary Committee passes SB 12 to use electric chair and nitrogen hypoxia
- MAY 3, 2017DelawareDEATH PENALTY
USA - Delaware. The House Judiciary committee voted the reintroduction of the death penalty
USA - Delaware. The House Judiciary committee voted the reintroduction of the death penalty
- MAY 3, 2017TunisiaDEATH PENALTY
TUNISIA: COURT CONVICTS 18 OF 'TERRORISM'
A Tunisian court sentenced two people to death and 16 others to jail terms for acts of "terrorism" in 2014 during which a security guard was killed.
- MAY 3, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Pedro Solis Sosa ineligible for the death penalty because of Intellectual Disability.
USA - Texas. Pedro Solis Sosa ineligible for the death penalty because of Intellectual Disability.
- MAY 3, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: PRISON AUTHORITIES EXECUTE SIX PRISONERS
Egyptian prison authorities executed six prisoners, in relation to two separate cases.
- MAY 3, 2017TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Former Prosecutor on Trial on Charges that His Misconduct Led to Wrongful Execution of Cameron Willingham.
USA - Texas. Former Prosecutor on Trial on Charges that His Misconduct Led to Wrongful Execution of Cameron Willingham.
- MAY 3, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: CAIRO COURT EXONERATES MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN POST-MORSI VIOLENCE CASE
A Cairo criminal court has exonerated a man who had been previously sentenced to death on charges of involvement in deadly clashes in Giza's Omraniya district following the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi in July 2013.
MAY 2, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYPUNTLAND: BOYS EXECUTED FOR ALLEGED TERRORISM
Puntland is under criticism following the execution of some children suspected to be members of the Al-Shabaab terror group.
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- MAY 2, 2017OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma Death Penalty Cases Cost Triple That Of Non-Capital Cases.
USA - Oklahoma. Oklahoma Death Penalty Cases Cost Triple That Of Non-Capital Cases.
- MAY 1, 2017OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich has delayed nine scheduled executions
USA - Ohio. Governor John Kasich has delayed nine scheduled executions
- MAY 1, 2017AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Taurus Carroll's claim of Intellectual Disability to be evaluated
USA - Alabama. Taurus Carroll's claim of Intellectual Disability to be evaluated
- MAY 1, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: AT LEAST 90 PEOPLE ON DEATH ROW AGED UNDER 18, SAY UN EXPERTS
At least 90 people on death row in Iran are under the age of 18, says a group of UN experts who are calling for authorities in the Middle Eastern nation to immediately put an end to the execution of those aged who were under 18 at the time of sentencing.